clivewolves
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you just reminded me of the hangover 2Thailand is often a man's downfall. Not that I'm talking from experience, I'll have you know
They’ll fail FFP at this rate
For which the penalty is probably flogging, stoning or sundry amputations.They’ll fail FFP at this rate
Anyone investigating FFP will just disappear after they go in the for the “meeting”.They’ll fail FFP at this rate
Maybe it's so he can be presented as a new signing when he signs the extension?I notice Adama, along with Moutinho & Costa, has been removed from the player list on the app.
Is that as good as confirmation his time here has ended?
Not exactly technical even, just not in any sense.It could just be because technically, without a contract, they are not officially, Wolves players.
…that he can reach.If he joins Al Ittihad we will get a good idea of how many assists he could provide for a first class centre forward.
Benzema won’t miss many…
Doesn’t his contract though “technically” run till the end of this current month??It could just be because technically, without a contract, they are not officially, Wolves players.
At any rate, they are gone. It's not a mystery why they are no longer on the player list.I’m guessing they just removed all the players that are out of contract at the end of the month.
Personally hope the Saudi league takes over from the PL as the world / greed league and we can get our game back. If we we're on a par with Germany and Italy in terms of club football that'd be fine with most match-going folk.It makes you wonder how many top players will end up there. Playing in the supposed best league in the world is fine but realistically, unless you play for one of 4 or 5 clubs, you’ll win nothing.
5-10 million a year is as much if not more than most premier league players earn in a year. Over there they can earn that in a month. Over time, as this league gets bigger and bigger, more top managers and players will be tempted and safe to say a lot will be swayed. Cash is king to most nowadays, loyalty, virtually extinct.
A sad state of affairs imo. Hard to imagine but in 50 years time the structure of football as we know it now will be unrecognisable.
If you had told players in 1960 (when the max wage was £20 a week), that in 60 years time players could possibly earn up to 25,000x that amount and more, they’d have laughed in your face.
Sounds mental but it’s more than feasible to suggest that players could be earning 50 million a week in 2080.
All I am grateful for is that I was around to see it at its peak, when playing for your club meant a lot to many players. The game is ruined as a spectacle, today. That’s why we remember the great days gone by and recall amazing games from the 70’s and 80’s. Admittedly that was also the start of the end, but they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.
Personally hope the Saudi league takes over from the PL as the world / greed league and we can get our game back. If were on a par with Germany and Italy in terms of club football that'd be fine.
They are until the end of JuneIt could just be because technically, without a contract, they are not officially, Wolves players.
I didn't see players dying to play in England for historic clubs before the millennium. It was Russian / American etc cash that turned 'our' league into the supposed envy of the footballing world, not the history of our clubs. Could you imagine Ronald Koeman signing for West Ham in 1995?! Let the Saudis have the world league; we'll get our game back.Agree with this. The Saudi teams will never have the historic pull of teams founded over a century ago but it would be a real shame if all the best coaches and players end up there just for the money. Sadly all the non legacy armchair fans around the world will be salivating at the prospect of it though.
Might be right. But I reckon Serie A thought the same back in the day? We can but hope...Never going to happen. They can get all the players they want in Saudi but it's just temporary, as it was in Russia, as it was in China, and the MLS too. The Premier League is just too big. Luton Town can now attract a higher level of players than midtable teams in other leagues... and that's just due to the Premier League.
Nothing worse than your sundry being chopped off.For which the penalty is probably flogging, stoning or sundry amputations.
Mutchy? Netherton is the same gender and also a mod but.....Surprisingly sexist of you Mutchy, boys like me can make tea!
You mean the ‘game’ that has clubs with the biggest crowds and a world following that buys loads of merch, still being able to buy the best players in the league? That game…?I didn't see players dying to play in England for historic clubs before the millennium. It was Russian / American etc cash that turned 'our' league into the supposed envy of the footballing world, not the history of our clubs. Could you imagine Ronald Koeman signing for West Ham in 1995?! Let the Saudis have the world league; we'll get our game back.
That's the one. Personally, I think it's fair and reasonable that clubs making the most from ordinary sources of revenue (like, for example, having a big real following, and resultant big gate receipts and 'merch' sales) might have a bit more to spend; and not see our top league as an international dick measuring competition. Why would it matter if we dow get <100m for doing next to nowt if the clubs around us get the same, all it'd really mean is that the inflationary pressure of wages and fees was normalised and less talented players come to us and all our rivals. So what?You mean the ‘game’ that has clubs with the biggest crowds and a world following that buys loads of merch, still being able to buy the best players in the league? That game…?
Seems a lot like the one we’ve got now but Wolves wouldn’t get £130m a year…great, well thought out idea though.
I would love Adama to stay as well. Frustrating, yes, game changer, yes, match winner, yes. Oh, inconsistent, yes.Would love him to stay . Yes frustrating at times but a game changer . Will be happy if he signings. Otherwise we re-signing Jed Wallace
Oops senior moment!!Mutchy? Netherton is the same gender and also a mod but.....
Haha, don't worry about it, Netherton didn't.Oops senior moment!!
Way worse than that... they may be forced to buy WBA.For which the penalty is probably flogging, stoning or sundry amputations.
The real time to worry about Saudi is when they start signing the world's best players just before they peak or at their peak. At present, it's just a playground for already multi-millionaire players, with no real ambition left in the game, to line their pockets and show they couldn't careless about human rights.Personally hope the Saudi league takes over from the PL as the world / greed league and we can get our game back. If we we're on a par with Germany and Italy in terms of club football that'd be fine with most match-going folk.
Maybe it's so he can be presented as a new signing when he signs the extension?
How does the Neves news affect this. Time to worry? I'm expecting 100 established top flight players to make the move this summer.The real time to worry about Saudi is when they start signing the world's best players just before they peak or at their peak. At present, it's just a playground for already multi-millionaire players, with no real ambition left in the game, to line their pockets and show they couldn't careless about human rights.
What is JL's 'new look' team? Do we have even an itsy bitsy teeny weeny idea what is to come?The official site is certainly putting out a lot of Adama features at the moment, another one today
Away From the Action | Adama Traore
Let’s hope this is making him feel loved enough to sign a new deal. Think he would work well in JL’s new look team.
It will be interesting to compare the squad strength of the Saudi teams at the end of this window to that at the start.How does the Neves news affect this. Time to worry? I'm expecting 100 established top flight players to make the move this summer.
Bursts through in which direction!?Adama is a really entertaining Footballer when he bursts through a defence. I love him!
The start of the end, I think Bill. I too wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen 10 times faster than people are surmising.How does the Neves news affect this. Time to worry? I'm expecting 100 established top flight players to make the move this summer.